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Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Purposedifferent
When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen1-3 h60–90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
5-202-82-83-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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